acceptance | the act of taking something that is offered, her acceptance of the gift encouraged him, he anticipated their acceptance of his offer |
adoption acceptance acceptation espousal | the act of accepting with approval, favorable reception, its adoption by society, the proposal found wide acceptance |
clean and jerk clean | a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead |
acceptance sampling | a statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch of merchandise or documents, involves determining the maximum number of defects discovered in a sample before the entire batch is rejected |
clean bomb | an atom bomb leaving little or no radioactive contamination |
clean room white room | a room that is virtually free of dust or bacteria, used in laboratory work and in assembly or repair of precision equipment |
laminar flow clean room | a clean room free of all extraneous particles, used in fabricating microprocessors |
toleration acceptance sufferanceb | a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations, all people should practice toleration and live together in peace |
self acceptance | an acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all |
credence acceptance | the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true, he gave credence to the gossip, acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for years |
acceptance | (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract) |
clean bill of health | an assurance that someone is healthy or something is in good condition, the doctor gave him a clean bill of health |
trade acceptance | a bill of exchange for a specific purchase, drawn on the buyer by the seller and bearing the buyer's acceptance |
acceptance banker's acceptance | banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank |
acceptance | the state of being acceptable and accepted, torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club |
fresh start clean slate tabula rasa | an opportunity to start over without prejudice |
cleanse clean | clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing, clean up before you see your grandparents, clean your fingernails before dinner |
clean up | make oneself clean, presentable or neat, Clean up before you go to the party |
clean pick | remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits, Clean the turkey |
clean | remove shells or husks from, clean grain before milling it |
scavenge clean | remove unwanted substances from |
tidy tidy up clean up neaten straighten straighten out square away | put (things or places) in order, Tidy up your room! |
clean out clear out | empty completely, We cleaned out all the drawers |
make a clean breast of own up fess up | admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error, the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting |
vacuum vacuum-clean hoover | clean with a vacuum cleaner, vacuum the carpets |
steam steam clean | clean by means of steaming, steam-clean the upholstered sofa |
clean | remove while making clean, Clean the spots off the rug |
clean make clean | make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from, Clean the stove!, The dentist cleaned my teeth |
houseclean clean house clean | clean and tidy up the house, She housecleans every week |
spring-clean | thoroughly clean the entire house, often done only once a year, she started spring-cleaning on April |
dry clean | clean with chemical agents |
clean strip | remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely, The boys cleaned the sandwich platters, The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm |
clean c | deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc., The other players cleaned him completely |
clean up | dispose of, settle the bills |
clean up | make a big profit, often in a short period of time, The investor really cleaned up when the stock market went up |
clean out | deprive completely of money or goods, The robbers cleaned us out in a couple of hours |
clean out | force out, The new boss cleaned out the lazy workers |
clean | be cleanable, This stove cleans easily |
clean | free of drugs, after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for years |
clean neat | free from clumsiness, precisely or deftly executed, he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek, a clean throw, the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife |
clean | not carrying concealed weapons |
clean | free from dirt or impurities, or having clean habits, children with clean shining faces, clean white shirts, clean dishes, a spotlessly clean house, cats are clean animals |
clean unobjectionable | (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements, fit for all observers, good clean fun, a clean joke |
clean uncontaminating | not spreading pollution or contamination, especially radioactive contamination, a clean fuel, cleaner and more efficient engines, the tactical bomb is reasonably clean |
clean | ritually clean or pure |
clean | thorough and without qualification, a clean getaway, a clean sweep, a clean break |
clean | without difficulties or problems, a clean test flight |
clear clean-cut clear-cut | clear and distinct to the senses, easily perceptible, as clear as a whistle, clear footprints in the snow, the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather, a spire clean-cut against the sky, a clear-cut pattern |
clean sporting sporty sportsmanlike | exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play, a clean fight, a sporting solution of the disagreement, sportsmanlike conduct |
blank clean white | (of a surface) not written or printed on, blank pages, fill in the blank spaces, a clean page, wide white margins |